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Posted on 06/05/20 10:49:44 AM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
"No, no - I said I wanted to talk to my Grandmother's ghost !" 
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Posted on 06/05/20 5:07:48 PM |
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lwc
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Posted on 06/05/20 6:05:37 PM |
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GKB
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Posted on 06/05/20 8:20:00 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
_________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 06/05/20 8:25:03 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
Particularly as the notion does not really exist anymore. It is many years since the "Beeb" was an authority on pronunciation. I thought you did rather well. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 06/05/20 9:27:38 PM |
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vibeke
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Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
Love it, Josephine _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 07/05/20 2:49:12 PM |
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Mariner
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"Come on Dayana! I want to go home now!
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Posted on 07/05/20 9:45:36 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1864 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
David, Ben, and Josephine great work 
I have only a non-related quickie animation this week 
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Posted on 07/05/20 11:29:36 PM |
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vibeke
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"Come on Dayana! I want to go home now!
Great work, amazing remodelling. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 08/05/20 07:59:02 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
First to set the table this week was GKB, with a charming scene only those from the UK and of a certain age will understand: in the 1960s and 70s the tea company PG Tips used to advertise its product with a series of commercials featuring chimpanzees. Perfectly arranged teapot and mugs (I like the reflection), and some neatly modelled cakes. Perhaps a little more saturation on the monkeys in that warm room? A perfect animated version, with suitably jerky titles. And a tremendous voiceover, Gordon! And yes, black and white gets my vote too. A fine dinner setting from DavidMac, rather splendidly featuring my coloured statues. Some immaculately extended costumes there, and very racy britches for Mr Beethoven. Very entertaining. Agatha Christie graces Ben Boardman’s entry, with her detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot tucking in (and good job finding images of the two of them eating and drinking). An excellent arrangement. Who is the chap perched on the plinth in the background? Good to see you back, Ben. A nicely arranged family gathering from Vibeke, greatly strengthened by the fact that all the participants are looking at each other. I like the right hand on the table of the woman in green, but what’s happened to the other hand? Maybe removing the whole left forearm would have been a better solution. Otherwise, spot on. A spooky scene from tooquilos, with a cleared table and much degradation in the room. A rather grey skeleton, though; should he be a little more bone-coloured? I like the hand-carved title in the animated version, but feel I have to point out that carved letters are recessed, not embossed. Some fine views of Oxburgh Hall, and the animated rat and cat bring the scene neatly to life. Funny work from Frank, with great eye movement and a great book-throwing ending. As ever, it’s the sounds that really bring this scene to life - and they fit perfectly. I like the subtle movement of the girl’s wine glass. The thing that makes Josephine Harvatt’s seance so funny is that you don’t notice the goat until after you read the caption - almost as if it was hiding in plain sight. An intriguing altering of the perspective viewpoint - but yes, it does work. Good lighting, too. A neatly extended room from Mariner, with a greatly enlarged table and an interesting selection of dinner guests. Straightening out the wide angle must have been something of a struggle; it works largely well, although the candlestick on the table could do with a little shearing. A few things confuse me here, Michael: how can such a large table be supported on such a narrow base? Why does the table have a reflection, but not the people? And what is that large grey shape filling the lower half of the chair on the right? An entertaining set of dancing chairs from michael sinclair. Would have been even better if they had been put into the room I provided! |
Posted on 08/05/20 08:55:10 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3055 Reply |
Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
Thanks, Vibeke, it was a pleasure. |
Posted on 08/05/20 08:56:52 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
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Posted on 08/05/20 09:14:19 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3055 Reply |
Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
Thanks Steve. This was one mammoth task that I set myself, and it took until Thursday afternoon to "finish" it.
Yes, the walls should be a bit closer. Yes, I should have spent a bit more time on that candlestick.
I stole the table from another photograph of the same room, so I don't know the answer to that one.
I am not sure what you mean. I put a shadow below the base of the table, and a slight shadow below the female vampire, but I didn't attempt to add a reflection on top of the shadow. That would have stretched my capabilities too far, and it was getting late.
That is supposed to be the robe of the male vampire. Sorry, it needs a lot more work. |
Posted on 08/05/20 09:27:53 AM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
Thanks Steve, I enjoyed this one a lot. Good work everyone. _________________ Always remember that you are unique - just like everyone else. |
Posted on 08/05/20 10:42:28 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
Thank you Steve - glad I could bring a few giggles into my challenge after last weeks gloom offering _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 08/05/20 10:50:25 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply |
Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
Thanks Steve, good point about the 'other arm' so obvious once it has been pointed out. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 08/05/20 12:36:47 PM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
Thanks Steve. Good entries everyone. |
Posted on 08/05/20 8:39:32 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5666 Reply |
Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
Thanks Steve. Good fun, even if I did have your splendid works to go with! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 10/05/20 12:58:57 PM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Challenge 804: Dining in style
Thank you Steve _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
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